Official UK procurement notice
Real time passenger information at bus stops
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Contract value (direct award)£4,600,000≈ £920k / year · £4,600,000 inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Nexus Alpha Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the provision and maintenance of real time passenger information at bus stops
CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Bus station services · Signage
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 May 2025, 11:25 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-011837- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05258eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
A change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and
the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Planning notice published24 May 2025, 11:25 BST
- Next notice expected267 days ago1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published259 days ago10 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2025- Pipeline notice published24 May 2025, 11:25 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published10 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMTUK5
- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 12:34 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £7,000,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus Alpha LtdSMEContract for the provision of real time passenger information at bus stops17 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2031Options: Value and volumes are estimated. Additional items may be purchased throughout the life of the contract. | £7,000,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NEXUS ALPHA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender